Where is Teneyueirnogue, Northern Ireland?

Question

My mother was born there but I can't find any trace of it. It would really help in my family tree search.

Additional Details

Some have asked whether the spelling is correct - all i can say is that that is what is written on my mother's birth certificate - but no other place details

Answer 1

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Where I live, even now there are people unsure of how to pronounce some of the place names, even those less than twenty miles away. I can quite easily picture a registrar unsure of the spelling, writing it down as he thought, or one with writing that is not entirely legible - creating problems for people trying to read it. Did your mother's birth cert give any clue where the birth was registered? This could narrow down your search to a town or a county.

A list of Ulster townlands and the ones starting with T can be found at
http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ulster_tow…

Teneyueirnogue is not listed, but "ogue" is anglicization of the Irish word "óg" meaning "young" or even "little".
There is a townland in Londonderry called Termoneeny. Perhaps your townland name is a misspelling (or misreading) of Termoneeny Óg - Termoneeny Little, as opposed to a bigger place Greater Termoneeny (which I didn't find).

There is an even bigger list of Ulster townlands at
http://www.ancestryireland.com/database.…
and I went through them all, and it occurred to me that perhaps there is a passing similarity to the following townland names
http://www.ancestryireland.com/database.…
Currynierin
Tirkeeran
Tirkeeveny
Tirnageeragh
Trienaltenagh
http://www.ancestryireland.com/database.…
Tannyoky
Tirsogue
Tullynamalloge
http://www.ancestryireland.com/database.…
Finnabrogue
Tievenadarragh
http://www.ancestryireland.com/database.…
Tievaveeny
Tievenavarnog

It might be worthwhile checking the census records closest to your mother's birth year to see if the family surname is there, in any of these townlands.

Is the U in the birth cert really a V? That might indicate Tievenavarnog, in Fermanagh. That is in the parish of Drumkeeran, which appears to be a small country parish.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nirfer… has a link for the Tithe Applotments - if you click on the link and scroll down, there are landholders listed from 1932. Would there be a family surname showing there?
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses…
gives some information, including the most common names in the parish in 1862 and showing where parish records can be found (click on the "what's this?" link).

Good luck !!!

Answer 2

I have tried looking up the Map to see if I can Place it but no sorry. I will give a few Names of Areas that is similar.

Templeogue in South West Dublin. Terenure in South Dublin before coming to Templeogue.

Tooraneena in East North County Cork . Terryglass in North Tipperary.

Templepatrick in East County Antrim between Antrim Town and Carrigfergus not far from Lough Neagh.

Tandragee between Armagh and Banbridge.

There is a Tullycarnet to the East of Belfast.


Some of these Old Birth Certs are written in a Spiderly Fashion and Long Hand and hard to make out properly particularly if you are not used to Irish Names. Good Luck.

Edit it usually gives a Place Name then a Town Borough or Town Land ,usually in an Electoral Ward. It never uses just one Name on a Birth Certificate.

It would say the Town and County as well , or if a City like Belfast say Malone Road it would say the district then Belfast and then the County Antrim.

Answer 3

I'm from Northern Ireland and I have never heard tell of it. NI is not a big place, so chances are if it exists, I would know of it. I can't even think of another place name that is remotely like it. It doesn't sound like it's from here at all.

Answer 4

Never heard of it.

Answer 5

aaaah,Tir na n'Og! yes. it doesnt exist...its the Irish for land of the young and is part of an Irish fairytale...

Answer 6

Are you sure you have the spelling correct, I'm Irish and have never heard of it.

Answer 7

Are you sure you have the spelling correct, I'm Irish and have never heard of it.

Answer 8

It would make more sense to ask in the UK section, as Northern Ireland is part of the UK.

Otherwise, I would check the spelling.